1. Rust will hit the top 5 languages and become a mainstay of robust computing.
2. Blockchain won't replace anything. CryptoCurrency won't appreciably become more significant.
3. AI will get linearly better, but nothing paradigm-shifting. Its hype will begin to fade.
4. There will be a massive privacy leak/security event that will cause us, as a society, to re-evaluate the legal landscape of data collection and monitoring.
5. Google will lose significant market share.
6. Petrol cars will decline in manufacturing rates 1 if not 2 orders of magnitude.
7. A human-trip to Mars will be scheduled, if not completed.
8. The mobile market will be significantly disrupted by some new product, but I have no idea what it will be.
the only way for 4 to happen would be if it is cause of #5, i.e Gmail itself is hacked and millions of peoples raw unencrypted emails are leaked in a massive breach...
We have already had tons of massive PII breaches and no one cares.... So it would not be another SSN, Credit Card, etc breach. If the breach of a Credit Reporting service that leaked nearly every American's financial data did not cause society to re-evaluate things I am not really sure what will
2. Blockchain won't replace anything. CryptoCurrency won't appreciably become more significant.
3. AI will get linearly better, but nothing paradigm-shifting. Its hype will begin to fade.
4. There will be a massive privacy leak/security event that will cause us, as a society, to re-evaluate the legal landscape of data collection and monitoring.
5. Google will lose significant market share.
6. Petrol cars will decline in manufacturing rates 1 if not 2 orders of magnitude.
7. A human-trip to Mars will be scheduled, if not completed.
8. The mobile market will be significantly disrupted by some new product, but I have no idea what it will be.